[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S. 656 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 656

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                                 AN ACT

 To provide for indoor air pollution abatement, including indoor radon 
                   abatement, and for other purposes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 656

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To provide for indoor air pollution abatement, including indoor radon 
                   abatement, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Indoor Air Quality 
Act of 1993''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
Sec. 4. Definitions.
Sec. 5. Indoor air quality research.
Sec. 6. Management practices, voluntary partnership programs, and 
                            ventilation standards.
Sec. 7. Indoor air contaminant health advisories.
Sec. 8. National indoor air quality response plan.
Sec. 9. Federal building response plan and demonstration program.
Sec. 10. State and local indoor air quality programs.
Sec. 11. Office of Radiation and Indoor Air.
Sec. 12. Council on Indoor Air Quality.
Sec. 13. Indoor air quality information clearinghouse.
Sec. 14. Building assessment demonstration.
Sec. 15. State and Federal authority.
Sec. 16. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) Americans spend up to 90 percent of a day indoors and, 
        as a result, have a significant potential for exposure to 
        contaminants in the air indoors;
            (2) exposure to indoor air contamination occurs in 
        workplaces, schools, public buildings, residences, and 
        transportation vehicles;
            (3) recent scientific studies indicate that pollutants in 
        the indoor air include radon, asbestos, volatile organic 
        chemicals (including formaldehyde and benzene), combustion 
        byproducts (including carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides), 
        metals and gases (including lead, chlorine, and ozone), 
        respirable particles, biological contaminants, microorganisms, 
        and other contaminants;
            (4) a number of contaminants found in both ambient air and 
        indoor air may occur at higher concentrations in indoor air 
        than in outdoor air;
            (5) indoor air pollutants pose serious threats to public 
        health (including cancer, respiratory illness, multiple 
        chemical sensitivities, skin and eye irritation, and related 
        effects);
            (6) up to 15 percent of the population of the United States 
        may have heightened sensitivity to chemicals and related 
        substances found in the air indoors;
            (7) radon is among the most harmful indoor air pollutants 
        and is estimated to cause between 5,000 and 20,000 lung cancer 
        deaths each year;
            (8) other selected indoor air pollutants are estimated to 
        cause between 3,500 and 6,500 additional cancer cases per year;
            (9) indoor air contamination is estimated to cause 
        significant increases in medical costs and declines in work 
        productivity;
            (10) as many as 20 percent of office workers may be exposed 
        to environmental conditions manifested as ``sick building 
        syndrome'';
            (11) sources of indoor air pollution include conventional 
        ambient air pollution sources, building materials, consumer and 
        commercial products, combustion appliances, indoor application 
        of pesticides, and other sources;
            (12) there is not an adequate effort by Federal agencies to 
        conduct research on the seriousness and extent of indoor air 
        contamination, to identify the health effects of indoor air 
        contamination, and to develop control technologies, education 
        programs, and other methods of reducing human exposure to the 
        contamination;
            (13) there is not an adequate effort by Federal agencies to 
        develop response plans to reduce human exposure to indoor air 
        contaminants and there is a need for improved coordination of 
        the activities of these agencies;
            (14) there is not an adequate effort by Federal agencies to 
        develop methods, techniques, and protocols for assessment of 
        indoor air contamination in non-residential, non-industrial 
        buildings and to provide guidance on measures to respond to 
        contamination; and
            (15) State governments can make significant contributions 
        to the effective reduction of human exposure to indoor air 
        contaminants and the Federal Government should assist States in 
        development of programs to reduce exposures to the 
        contaminants.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) develop and coordinate through the Environmental 
        Protection Agency and at other departments and agencies of the 
        United States a comprehensive program of research and 
        development that addresses the seriousness and extent of indoor 
        air contamination, the human health effects of indoor air 
        contaminants, and the technological and other methods of 
        reducing human exposure to the contaminants;
            (2) establish a process under which the existing 
        authorities of Federal laws will be directed and focused to 
        ensure the full and effective application of the authorities to 
        reduce human exposure to indoor air contaminants where 
        appropriate;
            (3) provide support to State governments to demonstrate and 
        develop indoor air quality management strategies, assessments, 
        and response programs; and
            (4) authorize activities to ensure the general coordination 
        of indoor air quality-related activity, provide for reports on 
        indoor air quality to Congress, provide for assessments of 
        indoor air contamination in specific buildings by the National 
        Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, ensure that data 
        and information on indoor air quality issues is available to 
        interested parties, provide training, education, information, 
        and technical assistance to the public and private sector, and 
        for other purposes.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the 
        Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
            (3) Agency.--The term ``Agency'' means the Environmental 
        Protection Agency.
            (4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
            (5) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' or 
        ``agency of the United States'' means any department, agency or 
        other instrumentality of the Federal Government, including any 
        independent agency or establishment of the Federal Government 
        or government corporation.
            (6) Federal building.--The term ``Federal building'' means 
        any building that is used primarily as an office building, 
        school, hospital, or residence that is owned, leased, or 
        operated by any Federal agency and is over 10,000 square feet 
        in area, any building occupied by the Library of Congress, the 
        White House, or the Vice Presidential residence, and any 
        building that is included in the definition of Capitol 
        Buildings under section 193m(1) of title 40, United States 
        Code.
            (7) Indoor.--The term ``indoor'' means the enclosed 
        portions of buildings, including nonindustrial workplaces, 
        public buildings, Federal buildings, schools, commercial 
        buildings, and residences, and the occupied portions of 
        vehicles.
            (8) Indoor air contaminant.--The term ``indoor air 
        contaminant'' means any solid, liquid, semisolid, dissolved 
        solid, biological organism, aerosol, or gaseous material, 
        including combinations or mixtures of substances, known to 
        occur in indoor air that may reasonably be anticipated to have 
        an adverse effect on human health.
            (9) Local air pollution control agency.--The term ``local 
        air pollution control agency'' means any city, county, or other 
        local government authority charged with the responsibility for 
        implementing programs or enforcing laws or ordinances relating 
        to the prevention and control of air pollution, including 
        indoor air pollution.
            (10) Local education agency.--The term ``local education 
        agency'' means any educational agency as defined in section 198 
        of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 3381).

SEC. 5. INDOOR AIR QUALITY RESEARCH.

    (a) Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall, in coordination 
        with other appropriate Federal agencies, establish a national 
        research, development, and demonstration program to ensure the 
        quality of air indoors. As part of the program, the 
        Administrator shall promote the coordination and acceleration 
        of research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, 
        surveys, and studies relating to the causes, sources, effects, 
        extent, prevention, detection, and correction of contamination 
        of indoor air.
            (2) Duties of administrator.--In carrying out this section, 
        the Administrator is authorized, subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, to--
                    (A) collect and make available to the public, 
                through publications and other appropriate means, the 
                results of research, development, and demonstration 
                activities conducted pursuant to this section;
                    (B) conduct research, development, and 
                demonstration activities and cooperate with other 
                Federal agencies, State and local government entities, 
                interstate and regional agencies, other public agencies 
                and authorities, nonprofit institutions and 
                organizations, and other persons in the preparation and 
                conduct of the research, development, and demonstration 
                activities;
                    (C) make grants to States or local government 
                entities, other public agencies and authorities, 
                nonprofit institutions and organizations, and other 
                persons;
                    (D) enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
                with public agencies and authorities, nonprofit 
                institutions and organizations, and other persons;
                    (E) conduct studies, including epidemiological 
                studies, of the effects of indoor air contaminants or 
                potential contaminants on mortality and morbidity and 
                clinical and laboratory studies on the immunologic, 
                biochemical, physiological, and toxicological effects 
                (including the carcinogenic, teratogenic, mutagenic, 
                cardiovascular, and neurotoxic effects) of indoor air 
                contaminants or potential contaminants;
                    (F) develop and disseminate information documents 
                on indoor air contaminants describing the nature and 
                characteristics of the contaminants in various 
                concentrations;
                    (G) develop effective and practical processes, 
                protocols, methods, and techniques for the prevention, 
                detection, and correction of indoor air contamination 
                and work with the private sector, other governmental 
                entities, and schools and universities to encourage the 
                development of innovative techniques to improve indoor 
                air quality;
                    (H) construct such facilities, employ such staff, 
                and provide such equipment as are necessary to carry 
                out this section;
                    (I) call conferences concerning the potential or 
                actual contamination of indoor air giving opportunity 
                for interested persons to be heard and present papers 
                at the conferences;
                    (J) utilize, on a reimbursable basis, facilities 
                and personnel of existing Federal scientific 
                laboratories and research centers;
                    (K) acquire secret processes, technical data, 
                inventions, patent applications, patents, licenses, and 
                an interest in lands, plants, equipment and facilities, 
                and other property rights, by purchase, license, lease, 
                or donation, and if the Administrator expects or 
                intends that research conducted pursuant to this 
                subsection will primarily affect worker safety and 
                health, the Administrator shall consult with the 
                Assistant Secretary of Occupational Safety and Health 
                and the Director; and
                    (L) conduct research, development, and 
                demonstration activities through nonprofit institutions 
                on the use of indoor foliage as a method to reduce 
                indoor air pollution.
    (b) Program Requirements.--The Administrator, in coordination with 
other appropriate Federal agencies, shall conduct, assist, or 
facilitate research, investigations, studies, surveys, or 
demonstrations with respect to the following:
            (1) The effects on human health of contaminants or 
        combinations of contaminants (whether natural or anthropogenic) 
        at various levels including additive, cumulative, and 
        synergistic effects on populations both with and without 
        heightened sensitivity that are found or are likely to be found 
        in indoor air.
            (2) The exposure of persons to contaminants that are found 
        in indoor air (including exposure to the substances from 
        sources other than indoor air contamination, including drinking 
        water, diet, or other exposures).
            (3) The identification of populations at increased risk of 
        illness from exposure to indoor air contaminants and assessment 
        of the extent and characteristics of the exposure.
            (4) The exposure of persons to contaminants in buildings of 
        different classes or types, and in vehicles, and assessment of 
        the association of particular contaminants and particular 
        building classes or types and vehicles.
            (5) The identification of building classes or types and 
        design features or characteristics that increase the likelihood 
        of exposure to indoor air contaminants.
            (6) The identification of the sources of indoor air 
        contaminants, including association of contaminants with 
        outdoor sources, building or vehicle design, classes or types 
        of products, building management practices, equipment operation 
        practices, building materials, and related factors.
            (7) The assessment of relationships between contaminant 
        concentration levels in ambient air and the contaminant 
        concentration levels in the indoor air.
            (8) The development of methods and techniques for 
        characterizing and modeling indoor air movement and flow within 
        buildings or vehicles, including the transport and dispersion 
        of contaminants in the indoor air.
            (9) The assessment of the fate, including degradation and 
        transformation, of particular contaminants in indoor air.
            (10) The development of methods and techniques to 
        characterize the association of contaminants, the levels of 
        contaminants, and the potential for contamination of new 
        construction with climate, building location, seasonal change, 
        soil and geologic formations, and related factors.
            (11) The assessment of indoor air quality in facilities of 
        local education agencies and buildings used as child care 
        facilities and development of measures and techniques for 
        control of indoor air contamination in the buildings.
            (12) The development of protocols, methods, techniques, and 
        instruments for sampling indoor air to determine the presence 
        and level of contaminants, including sample collection and the 
        storage of samples before analysis and development of methods 
        to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of analysis.
            (13) The development of air quality sampling methods and 
        instruments that are inexpensive and easy to use and may be 
        used by the general public.
            (14) The development of control technologies, building 
        design criteria, and management practices to prevent the 
        entrance of contaminants into buildings or vehicles (such as 
        air intake protection, sealing, and related measures) and to 
        reduce the concentrations of contaminants indoor (such as 
        control of emissions from internal sources of contamination, 
        improved air exchange and ventilation, filtration, and related 
        measures).
            (15) The development of materials and products that may be 
        used as alternatives to materials or products that are now in 
        use and that contribute to indoor air contamination.
            (16) Research, to be carried out principally by the 
        Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National 
        Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, for the purpose 
        of assessing--
                    (A) the exposure of workers to indoor air 
                contaminants, including an assessment of resulting 
                health effects; and
                    (B) the costs of declines in productivity, sick 
                time use, increased use of employer-paid health 
                insurance, and worker compensation claims.
            (17) Research, to be carried out in conjunction with the 
        Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Secretary 
        of the Department of Energy for the purpose of developing 
        methods for assessing the potential for indoor air 
        contamination of new construction and design measures to avoid 
        indoor air contamination.
            (18) Research, to be carried out in conjunction with the 
        Secretary of Transportation, for the purposes of--
                    (A) assessing the potential for indoor air 
                contamination in public and private transportation; and
                    (B) designing measures to avoid the indoor air 
                contamination.
            (19) Research, to be carried out in consultation with the 
        Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration, for the purpose of assessing the use of indoor 
        foliage as a means to reduce indoor air contamination, 
        including demonstration projects to determine the level of 
        pollutants reduced by indoor plants in buildings.
    (c) Technology Demonstration Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator may enter into 
        cooperative agreements or contracts with, or provide financial 
        assistance in the form of grants to, public agencies and 
        authorities, nonprofit institutions and organizations, employee 
        advocate organizations, local educational institutions, or 
        other appropriate entities or persons to demonstrate practices, 
        methods, technologies, or processes that may be effective in 
        controlling sources or potential sources of indoor air 
        contamination, preventing the occurrence of indoor air 
        contamination, and reducing exposures to indoor air 
        contamination.
            (2) Requirements for assistance.--The Administrator may 
        assist a demonstration activity under paragraph (1) only if--
                    (A) the demonstration activity will serve to 
                demonstrate a new or significantly improved practice, 
                method, technology, or process or the feasibility and 
                cost effectiveness of an existing, but unproven, 
                practice, method, technology, or process and will not 
                duplicate other Federal, State, local, or commercial 
                efforts to demonstrate the practice, method, 
                technology, or process;
                    (B) the demonstration activity meets the 
                requirements of this section and serves the purposes of 
                this Act;
                    (C) the demonstration of the practice, technology, 
                or process will comply with all other laws and 
                regulations for the protection of human health, 
                welfare, and the environment; and
                    (D) in the case of a contract or cooperative 
                agreement, the practice, method, technology, or 
                process--
                            (i) would not be adequately demonstrated by 
                        State, local, or private persons, or in the 
                        case of an application for financial 
                        assistance, by a grant; and
                            (ii) is not likely to receive adequate 
                        financial assistance from other sources.
            (3) Solicitations.--The demonstration program established 
        by this subsection shall include solicitations for 
        demonstration projects, selection of suitable demonstration 
        projects from among the proposed demonstration projects, 
        supervision of the demonstration projects, evaluation and 
        publication of the results of demonstration projects, and 
        dissemination of information on the effectiveness and 
        feasibility of the practices, methods, technologies, and 
        processes that are proven to be effective.
            (4) Published solicitations.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, and not less often than 
        every 12 months thereafter, the Administrator shall publish a 
        solicitation for proposals to demonstrate, prototype or at 
        full-scale, practices, methods, technologies, and processes 
        that are (or may be) effective in controlling sources or 
        potential sources of indoor air contaminants. The solicitation 
        notice shall prescribe the information to be included in the 
        proposal, including technical and economic information derived 
        from the research and development efforts of the applicant, and 
        other information sufficient to permit the Administrator to 
        assess the potential effectiveness and feasibility of the 
        practice, method, technology, or process proposed to be 
        demonstrated.
            (5) Applications.--Any person and any public or private 
        nonprofit entity may submit an application to the Administrator 
        in response to the solicitations required by paragraph (4). The 
        application shall contain a proposed demonstration plan setting 
        forth how and when the project is to be carried out and such 
        other information as the Administrator may require.
            (6) Review.--In selecting practices, methods, technologies, 
        or processes to be demonstrated, the Administrator shall fully 
        review the applications submitted and shall evaluate each 
        project according to the following criteria:
                    (A) The potential for the proposed practice, 
                method, technology, or process to effectively control 
                sources or potential sources of contaminants that 
                present risks to human health.
                    (B) The consistency of the proposal with the 
                recommendations provided pursuant to section 8(d)(8).
                    (C) The capability of the person or persons 
                proposing the project to successfully complete the 
                demonstration as described in the application.
                    (D) The likelihood that the demonstrated practice, 
                method, technique, or process could be applied in other 
                locations and circumstances to control sources or 
                potential sources of contaminants, including 
                considerations of cost, effectiveness, and 
                technological feasibility.
                    (E) The extent of financial support from other 
                persons to accomplish the demonstration as described in 
                the application.
                    (F) The capability of the person or persons 
                proposing the project to disseminate the results of the 
                demonstration or otherwise make the benefits of the 
                practice, method, or technology widely available to the 
                public in a timely manner.
            (7) Selection of projects.--The Administrator shall select 
        or refuse to select a project for demonstration under this 
        subsection in an expeditious manner. In the case of a refusal 
        to select a project, the Administrator shall notify the 
        applicant of the reasons for the refusal.
            (8) Performance of projects.--Each demonstration project 
        under this section shall be performed by the applicant, or by a 
        person satisfactory to the applicant, under the supervision of 
        the Administrator. The Administrator shall enter into a written 
        agreement with each applicant granting the Administrator the 
        responsibility and authority for testing procedures, quality 
        control, monitoring, and other measurements necessary to 
        determine and evaluate the results of the demonstration 
        project.
            (9) Agreements.--The Administrator shall enter into 
        agreements, if practicable and desirable, to provide for 
        monitoring testing procedures, quality control, and such other 
        measurements as are necessary to evaluate the results of 
        demonstration projects or facilities intended to control 
        sources or potential sources of contaminants.
            (10) Schedules.--Each demonstration project under this 
        section shall be completed within such time as is established 
        in the demonstration plan. The Administrator may extend any 
        deadline established under this subsection by mutual agreement 
        with the applicant concerned.
            (11) Federal funds.--The total amount of Federal funds for 
        any demonstration project under this section shall not exceed 
        75 percent of the total cost of the project. If the 
        Administrator determines that research under this section is of 
        a basic nature that would not otherwise be undertaken, or the 
        applicant is a local educational agency, the Administrator may 
        approve a grant under this section with a matching requirement 
        other than that specified in this subsection, including full 
        Federal funding.
            (12) Reports.--The Administrator shall, from time to time, 
        publish general reports describing the findings of 
        demonstration projects conducted pursuant to this section. The 
        reports shall be provided to the indoor air quality information 
        clearinghouse provided for in section 13.
    (d) Study of Schools and Child Care Facilities.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall conduct a national 
        study of the seriousness and extent of indoor air contamination 
        in buildings owned by local educational agencies and child care 
        facilities.
            (2) Advisory group.--The Administrator shall establish an 
        advisory group composed of representatives of school 
        administrators, teachers, child care organizations, parents and 
        service employees and other interested parties, including 
        scientific and technical experts familiar with indoor air 
        pollution exposures, effects, and controls, to provide guidance 
        and direction in the development of the national study.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide a report 
        to Congress of the results of the national study. The report 
        required by this paragraph shall provide such recommendations 
        for activities or programs to reduce and avoid indoor air 
        contamination in buildings owned by local educational agencies 
        and in child care facilities as the Administrator determines 
        appropriate.
    (e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall prepare and submit to 
Congress a report reviewing and assessing issues related to chemical 
sensitivity disorders, including multiple chemical sensitivities. The 
Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 7(c) shall review 
and comment on the report prior to submittal to Congress.
    (f) Healthy Buildings Baseline Assessment.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator and the Director shall 
        conduct research on indoor air quality in commercial buildings 
        to develop baseline information on indoor air quality in the 
        buildings.
            (2) Requirements of research.--Research carried out under 
        this subsection shall comply with generally accepted principles 
        of the proper design, maintenance, and operation of 
        ventilation, filtration, and other building systems.
            (3) Persons that may conduct research.--The Administrator 
        and the Director may arrange to have all or a portion of the 
        research to be carried out by appropriate private persons and 
        academic institutions.
            (4) Contents of study.--The study shall include--
                    (A) monitoring of respirable particulate matter, 
                volatile compounds, biological contaminants, and other 
                contaminants of interest; and
                    (B) identification of the sources of indoor air 
                contaminants.
    (g) Clarification of Authority.--Title IV of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 7401 note) is 
repealed.

SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, VOLUNTARY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS, AND 
              VENTILATION STANDARDS.

    (a) Technology and Management Practice Assessment Bulletins.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall publish bulletins 
        providing an assessment of technologies and management 
        practices for the control and measurement of contaminants in 
        the air indoors.
            (2) Bulletins.--The bulletins published pursuant to this 
        subsection shall, at a minimum--
                    (A) describe the control or measurement technology 
                or practice;
                    (B) describe the effectiveness of the technology or 
                practice in control or measurement of indoor air 
                contaminants and, to the extent feasible, the resulting 
                reduction in risk to human health;
                    (C) assess the feasibility of the application of 
                the technology or practice in buildings of different 
                types, sizes, ages, and designs;
                    (D) assess the cost of the application of the 
                technology or practice in buildings of different types, 
                sizes, ages, and designs, including capital and 
                operational costs; and
                    (E) assess any risks to human health that the 
                technology or practice may create.
            (3) Format.--The Administrator shall establish and utilize 
        a standard format for presentation of the technology and 
        management practice assessment bulletins. The format shall be 
        designed to facilitate assessment of technologies or practices 
        by interested parties, including homeowners and building owners 
        and managers.
            (4) Schedule of publication.--The Administrator shall 
        provide that, to the extent practicable, bulletins published 
        pursuant to this subsection shall be published on a schedule 
        consistent with the publication of health advisories pursuant 
        to section 7(b).
            (5) Public review.--In developing bulletins pursuant to 
        this subsection, the Administrator shall provide for public 
        review and shall consider public comment prior to the 
        publication of bulletins. If the technology or management 
        practice is expected to have significant implications for 
        worker safety or health, the Administrator shall consult with 
        the Director prior to seeking review and comment.
            (6) Distribution.--The bulletins published pursuant to this 
        subsection shall be provided to the indoor air quality 
        information clearinghouse established under section 13 and, to 
        the extent practicable, shall be made available to 
        architecture, design, and engineering firms, building owners 
        and managers, and organizations representing the parties.
    (b) Voluntary Partnership Programs.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall develop a 
        voluntary partnership program in cooperation with corporations 
        and other entities that own, operate, or occupy buildings.
            (2) Partnerships.--The Administrator shall enter into the 
        voluntary partnerships as an incentive to promote the 
        implementation of pollution prevention, problem mitigation, and 
        energy-wise technology strategies in exchange for indoor air 
        quality technical support and recognition of the Agency.
            (3) Recognition.--The Administrator may award recognition 
        to corporations or other persons that comply with management 
        practices that are necessary to improve air quality.
    (c) Model Building Management Practices Training.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institute 
        of Occupational Safety and Health, in cooperation with the 
        Administrator of the General Services Administration and the 
        Administrator, shall develop an indoor air training course 
        providing training with respect to--
                    (A) principles, methods, and techniques related to 
                ventilation system operation and maintenance, including 
                applicable ventilation guidelines and standards;
                    (B) the maintenance of records concerning indoor 
                air quality, including maintenance of ventilation 
                systems, complaints of indoor air quality, and actions 
                taken to address indoor air quality problems;
                    (C) health threats posed by indoor air 
                contaminants, including a knowledge of health 
                advisories published pursuant to this Act and other 
                information concerning contaminant levels;
                    (D) identification of potential indoor air 
                contaminant sources and options for reducing exposures 
                to contaminants;
                    (E) special measures that may be necessary to 
                reduce indoor air contaminant exposures in new 
                buildings and in portions of buildings that have been 
                renovated or substantially refurbished within the 6-
                month period preceding the measures; and
                    (F) special measures that may be necessary to 
                reduce exposures to contaminants associated with 
                pesticide applications, installation of products, 
                furnishings, or equipment, and cleaning operations.
            (2) Training courses.--Not later than 2 years after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National 
        Institute for Occupational Safety and Health shall provide, or 
        contract for the provision of, training courses pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) sufficient, at a minimum, to ensure training on a 
        schedule consistent with the requirements of section 9(f)(2).
            (3) Fees.--The Director of the National Institute of 
        Occupational Safety and Health, or firms or organizations 
        operating under contract with the Administrator of the General 
        Services Administration, are authorized to establish a fee for 
        training pursuant to this subsection. The fees shall be in an 
        amount not to exceed the amount necessary to defray the costs 
        of the training program.
            (4) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institute 
        of Occupational Safety and Health, in consultation with the 
        Administrator of the General Services Administration, and the 
        Administrator, shall prepare a report to Congress assessing the 
        training program under this subsection and making 
        recommendations concerning the application of training 
        requirements to classes and types of buildings not covered 
        under this subsection.
    (d) Ventilation Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator, in coordination with 
        other Federal agencies, shall conduct a program to analyze the 
        adequacy of ventilation standards and guidelines to protect the 
        public and workers from indoor air contaminants.
            (2) Duties of administrator.--The Administrator shall--
                    (A) identify and describe ventilation standards 
                adopted by State and local governments and professional 
                organizations, including the American Society of 
                Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers;
                    (B) determine the adequacy of the standards for 
                protecting public health and promoting worker 
                productivity;
                    (C) assess the costs of compliance with the 
                standards;
                    (D) determine the degree to which the standards are 
                being adopted and enforced;
                    (E) identify the extent to which buildings are 
                being operated in a manner that achieves the standards; 
                and
                    (F) assess the potential for the standards to 
                complement controls over specific sources of 
                contaminants in reducing indoor air contamination.

SEC. 7. INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANT HEALTH ADVISORIES.

    (a) List of Contaminants.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall prepare and 
        publish in the Federal Register a list of indoor air 
        contaminants (referred to in this section as ``listed 
        contaminants''). The list may include combinations or mixtures 
        of contaminants and may refer to the combinations or mixtures 
        by a common name.
            (2) Review of list.--The Administrator shall from time to 
        time and as necessary to carry out this Act, but not less often 
        than biennially, review and revise the list by adding other 
        contaminants pursuant to this Act.
            (3) Contents of list.--The list provided for in paragraph 
        (1) shall include, at a minimum, benzene, biological 
        contaminants, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, lead, methylene 
        chloride, nitrogen oxide, particulate matter, asbestos, 
        polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and radon.
            (4) Consultation and public review.--In developing the list 
        provided for in paragraph (1) or in revising the list pursuant 
        to paragraph (2), the Administrator shall consult with the 
        advisory panel provided for in subsection (c), provide for 
        public review, and consider public comment prior to the 
        issuance of a final list.
    (b) Contaminant Health Advisories.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall, in consultation 
        with the advisory panel, provided for in subsection (c), and 
        after providing for public review and comment pursuant to 
        paragraph (6), publish advisory materials addressing the 
        adverse human health effects of listed contaminants.
            (2) Contents of materials.--The advisory materials shall, 
        at a minimum, describe--
                    (A) the physical, chemical, biological, and 
                radiological properties of the contaminant;
                    (B) the adverse human health effects of the 
                contaminant in various indoor environments and in 
                various concentrations, including the health threat to 
                subpopulations that may be especially sensitive to 
                exposure to the contaminant;
                    (C) the extent to which the contaminant, or a 
                mixture of contaminants, is associated with a 
                particular substance of material and emissions rates 
                that are expected to result in varying levels of 
                contaminant concentration in indoor air;
                    (D) any Technology and Management Practice 
                Assessment Bulletin that is applicable to the 
                contaminant and any actions that are identified for the 
                contaminant in the National Indoor Air Quality Response 
                Plan prepared pursuant to this Act; and
                    (E) any indoor air contaminant standards or related 
                action levels that are in effect under any authority of 
                a Federal law or regulation, the authority of State 
                laws or regulations, the authority of any local 
                government, or the authority of another country, 
                including standards or action levels suggested by 
                appropriate international organizations.
            (3) Statutory construction.--Health advisories published 
        pursuant to his section shall in no way limit or restrict the 
        application of requirements or standards established under any 
        other Federal law.
            (4) Format.--The Administrator shall establish and utilize 
        a standard format of presentation of indoor air contaminant 
        health advisories. The format shall be designed to facilitate 
        public understanding of the range of risks of exposure to 
        indoor air contaminants and shall include a summary of the 
        research and information concerning the contaminant that is 
        understandable to public health professionals and to 
        individuals who lack training in toxicology.
            (5) Schedule of publication.--The Administrator shall 
        publish health advisories for listed contaminants as 
        expeditiously as practicable. At a minimum, the Administrator 
        shall publish not less than 6 advisories not later than 24 
        months after the date of enactment of this Act and shall 
        publish an additional 6 advisories not later than 36 months 
        after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (6) Scientific information.--Health advisories shall be 
        based on sound scientific information that has undergone peer 
        review.
            (7) Review and revision.--Health advisories shall be 
        reviewed, revised, and republished to reflect new scientific 
        information on a periodic basis but not less frequently than 
        every 5 years.
            (8) Review and comment.--In developing and revising health 
        advisories pursuant to this subsection, the Administrator shall 
        provide for public review and comment, including providing 
        notice in the Federal Register of the intent to publish a 
        health advisory not later than 90 days prior to publication, 
        and shall consider public comment prior to issuance of an 
        advisory.
    (c) Advisory Panel.--The Indoor Air Quality and Total Human 
Exposure Committee of the Environmental Protection Agency Science 
Advisory Board shall advise the Administrator with respect to the 
implementation of this section, including the listing of contaminants, 
the contaminants for which advisories should be published, the order in 
which advisories should be published, the content, quality, and format 
of advisory documents, and the revision of the documents. The 
Administrator shall provide that a representative of each of the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the Office of Health and 
Environmental Research of the Department of Energy, the National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the National 
Institute for Environmental Health Sciences shall participate in the 
work of the Advisory Panel as ex officio members.

SEC. 8. NATIONAL INDOOR AIR QUALITY RESPONSE PLAN.

    (a) Authority.--The Administrator shall, in coordination with other 
appropriate Federal agencies, develop and publish a national indoor air 
quality response plan. The response plan shall provide for the 
implementation of a range of response actions identified in subsections 
(b) and (c) that will result in the reduction of human exposure to 
indoor air contaminants listed pursuant to section 7(a) and the 
attainment, to the fullest extent practicable, of indoor air 
contaminant levels that are protective of human health.
    (b) Existing Authority.--The Administrator, in coordination with 
other appropriate Federal agencies, shall include in the plans provided 
for in subsection (a) a description of specific response actions to be 
implemented based on existing authorities provided in--
            (1) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
            (2) the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 201 et 
        seq.);
            (3) the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
        (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.);
            (4) title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly 
        known as the ``Safe Drinking Water Act'') (42 U.S.C. 300f et 
        seq.);
            (5) the authorities of the Consumer Product Safety 
        Commission;
            (6) the authorities of the Occupational Safety and Health 
        Administration and the National Institute for Occupational 
        Safety and Health; and
            (7) other regulatory and related authorities provided under 
        any other Federal law.
In implementing response actions pursuant to paragraph (6), the 
Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health shall consult 
with representatives and employees of State and local governments with 
respect to States over which the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration lacks jurisdiction over State and local employees.
    (c) Supporting Actions.--The Administrator, in coordination with 
the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall include in the 
plans provided for in subsection (a) a description of specific 
supporting actions, including, but not limited to--
            (1) programs to disseminate technical information to public 
        health, design, and construction professionals concerning the 
        risks of exposure to indoor air contaminants and methods and 
        programs for reducing exposure to the contaminants;
            (2) the development of guidance documents addressing 
        individual contaminants, groups of contaminants, sources of 
        contaminants, or types of buildings or structures and providing 
        information on measures to reduce exposure to contaminants, 
        including--
                    (A) the estimated cost of the measures;
                    (B) the technologic feasibility of the measures; 
                and
                    (C) the effectiveness and efficiency of the 
                measures;
            (3) education programs for the general public concerning 
        the health threats posed by indoor air contaminants and 
        appropriate individual response actions;
            (4) technical assistance, including the design and 
        implementation of training seminars for State and local 
        officials, private and professional firms, and labor 
        organizations dealing with indoor air pollution and addressing 
        topics such as monitoring, analysis, mitigation, building 
        management practices, ventilation, health effects, public 
        information, and program design;
            (5) the development of model building codes, including 
        ventilation rates, for various types of buildings designed to 
        reduce levels of indoor air contaminants;
            (6) the identification of contaminants, or circumstances of 
        contamination for which immediate action to protect public and 
        worker health is necessary and appropriate and a description of 
        the actions needed;
            (7) the identification of contaminants, or circumstances of 
        contamination, in cases in which regulatory or statutory 
        authority is not adequate to address an identified contaminant 
        or circumstance of contamination and recommendation of 
        legislation to provide needed authority;
            (8) the identification of contaminants, or circumstances of 
        contamination, in cases in which the continued reduction of 
        contamination requires development of technology or 
        technological mechanisms; and
            (9) the identification of remedies to the ``sick building 
        syndrome'', including proper design and maintenance of 
        ventilation systems, building construction and remodeling 
        practices, and safe practices for the application of 
        pesticides, herbicides, and disinfectants, and a standardized 
        protocol for investigating and solving indoor air quality 
        problems in sick buildings.
    (d) Contents of Plan.--In describing specific actions to be taken 
under subsections (b) and (c), the Administrator, in coordination with 
the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall--
            (1) identify the health effects, and any contaminant or 
        contaminants thought to cause health effects to be addressed by 
        a particular action and to the fullest extent feasible, the 
        relative contribution to indoor air contamination from all 
        sources of contamination;
            (2) identify the statutory basis for the action;
            (3) identify the schedule and process for implementation of 
        the action;
            (4) identify the Federal agency with jurisdiction for the 
        specific action that will implement the action; and
            (5) identify the financial resources needed to implement 
        the specific action and the source of the resources.
    (e) Schedule.--Response plans provided for in subsection (a) shall 
be submitted to Congress not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter.
    (f) Review.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall provide for public 
        review and comment on the response plan provided for in this 
        section, including provision of notice in the Federal Register 
        for public review and comment not later than 90 days prior to 
        submission to Congress. The Administrator shall include in the 
        response plan a summary of public comments.
            (2) Review by council.--The Administrator shall provide for 
        the review and comment on the response plan by the Council on 
        Indoor Air Quality provided for under section 12.
    (g) Reports in Plan.--
            (1) Monitoring and mitigation services.--In the first plan 
        published pursuant to this section shall include an assessment 
        and report on indoor air monitoring and mitigation services 
        provided by private firms and other organizations, including 
        the range of the services, the reliability and accuracy of the 
        services, and the relative costs of the services. The 
        assessment shall include a review and analysis of options for 
        oversight of indoor air monitoring and mitigation firms and 
        organizations, including registration, licensing, and 
        certification of the firms and organizations and options for 
        imposing a user fee on the firms and organizations.
            (2) Ventilation program.--The first plan published pursuant 
        to this section shall include an assessment and report on the 
        ventilation program carried out under this Act, including 
        recommendations concerning--
                    (A) the establishment of ventilation standards that 
                protect public health and worker health and take into 
                account comfort and energy conservation goals; and
                    (B) ensuring that adequate ventilation standards 
                are being adopted and that buildings are being operated 
                in a manner that achieves standards.
            (3) Indoor plants.--The first plan published pursuant to 
        this section shall include an assessment and report on the 
        research program authorized under section 5(b)(20). In 
        preparing the report, the Administrator shall consult with the 
        Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration.

SEC. 9. FEDERAL BUILDING RESPONSE PLAN AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority.--The Administrator and the Administrator of the 
General Services Administration shall develop and implement a program 
to respond to and reduce indoor air contamination in Federal buildings 
and to demonstrate methods of reducing indoor air contamination in new 
Federal buildings.
    (b) Federal Building Response Plan.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator of the General Services 
        Administration, in consultation with the Administrator, the 
        Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health 
        Administration, the Director, and the heads of affected Federal 
        departments or agencies shall prepare response plans addressing 
        indoor air quality in Federal buildings. The plans shall, to 
        the fullest extent practicable, be developed in conjunction 
        with response plans developed pursuant to section 8.
            (2) Contents of response plan.--The response plan shall 
        provide for the implementation of a range of response actions 
        that will result in the reduction of human exposure to indoor 
        air contaminants listed pursuant to section 7(a), and the 
        attainment, to the fullest extent practicable, of indoor air 
        contaminant concentration levels that are protective of public 
        and worker health.
            (3) Requirements for response plan.--Each Federal building 
        response plan provided for in paragraph (1) shall include--
                    (A) a list of all Federal buildings;
                    (B) a description and schedule of general response 
                actions, including general building management 
                practices, product purchase guidelines, air quality 
                problem identification practices and methods, personnel 
                training programs, and other actions to be implemented 
                to reduce exposures to indoor air contaminants in the 
                buildings listed pursuant to subparagraph (A);
                    (C) a list of individual Federal buildings listed 
                pursuant to subparagraph (A) for which there is 
                sufficient evidence of indoor air contamination or 
                related employee health effects to warrant assessment 
                of the building pursuant to section 14 and a schedule 
                for the development and submittal of building 
                assessment proposals pursuant to section 14(d);
                    (D) a description and schedule of specific response 
                actions to be implemented in each specific building 
                identified in subparagraph (C) and assessed pursuant to 
                section 14;
                    (E) an identification of the Federal agency 
                responsible for the funding and implementation of each 
                response action identified in subparagraphs (B) and 
                (D); and
                    (F) an identification of the estimated costs of 
                each response action identified in subparagraphs (B) 
                and (D) and the source of resources to cover the costs.
            (4) Requirement for response plan.--The response plan 
        provided for in this subsection shall address each Federal 
        building identified in paragraph (3)(A), except that a specific 
        building may be exempted from coverage under this subsection. A 
        building may be exempted on the grounds of--
                    (A) national security;
                    (B) the anticipated demolition or termination of 
                Federal ownership not later than 3 years after the 
                exemption; and
                    (C) a specialized use of a building that precludes 
                necessary actions to reduce indoor air contamination.
            (5) Submission to congress.--The plan provided for in this 
        subsection shall be submitted to Congress not later than 2 
        years after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially 
        thereafter.
            (6) Public review and comment.--The Administrator of the 
        General Services Administration shall provide for public review 
        and comment on the response plan provided for in this section, 
        including the provision of notice in the Federal Register, not 
        later than 90 days prior to the submission to Congress of the 
        plan.
            (7) Public comments.--The response plan shall include a 
        summary of public comments. The Council on Indoor Air Quality 
        provided for under section 12 shall review and comment on the 
        plan.
    (c) Indoor Air Quality Reserve.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator of the General Services 
        Administration shall reserve 0.5 percent of any funds used for 
        the construction of new Federal buildings for the design and 
        construction of measures to reduce indoor air contaminant 
        concentrations within the buildings.
            (2) Measures that may be funded.--The measures that may be 
        funded with the reserve provided for in this subsection 
        include--
                    (A) the development and implementation of general 
                design principles intended to avoid or prevent 
                contamination of indoor air;
                    (B) the design and construction of improved 
                ventilation techniques or equipment;
                    (C) the development and implementation of product 
                purchasing guidelines;
                    (D) the design and construction of contaminant 
                detection and response systems;
                    (E) the development of building management 
                guidelines and practices; and
                    (F) training in building and systems operations for 
                building management and maintenance personnel.
            (3) Report.--On completion of construction of each Federal 
        building covered by this section, the Administrator of the 
        General Services Administration shall file with the 
        Administrator, the clearinghouse established under section 13, 
        and the Council established under section 12, a report 
        describing the uses made of the reserve provided for in this 
        subsection. The report shall be in sufficient detail to provide 
        design and construction professionals with models and general 
        plans of various indoor air contaminant reduction measures 
        adequate to assess the appropriateness of the measures for 
        application in other buildings.
            (4) Exemptions.--The Administrator of the General Services 
        Administration, with the concurrence of the Administrator, may 
        exempt a planned Federal building from the requirements of this 
        subsection if the Administrator of the General Services 
        Administration finds that the exemption is required on the 
        grounds of national security or that the intended use of the 
        building is not compatible with this section.
    (d) New Environmental Protection Agency Buildings.--Any new 
building constructed for use by the Agency as headquarters shall be 
designed, constructed, maintained, and operated as a model to 
demonstrate principles and practices for the protection of indoor air 
quality.
    (e) Building Comments.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator of the General Services 
        Administration, in consultation with the Administrator, the 
        Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health 
        Administration, and the Director, shall provide, by regulation, 
        a method and format for filing and responding to comments and 
        complaints concerning indoor air quality in Federal buildings 
        by workers in the buildings and by the public. The procedure 
        for filing and responding to worker complaints shall supplement 
        and not diminish or supplant existing practices or procedures 
        established under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
        1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) and executive orders pertaining to 
        health and safety for Federal employees.
            (2) Listing of filings.--A listing of each filing and an 
        analysis of the filing shall be included in each response plan 
        prepared pursuant to this section. The listing shall preserve 
        the confidentiality of individuals making filings under this 
        section.
            (3) Regulations.--The regulations implementing this 
        subsection shall be issued at the earliest practicable date, 
        but not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
        Act.
    (f) Building Ventilation and Management Training.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the General 
        Services Administration shall designate, or require that a 
        lessee designate, an Indoor Air Quality Coordinator for each 
        Federal building that is owned or leased by the General 
        Services Administration.
            (2) Schedule for completion of training courses.--Not later 
        than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, each 
        Indoor Air Quality Coordinator shall complete the indoor air 
        training course operated pursuant to section 6(b). Beginning on 
        the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this 
        Act, each newly designated Indoor Air Quality Coordinator shall 
        complete the indoor air training course not later than 1 year 
        after designation.
            (3) Failure to designate an indoor air quality 
        coordinator.--If the Administrator of the General Services 
        Administration finds that a lessee has failed to designate and 
        train an Indoor Air Quality Coordinator pursuant to the 
        requirements of this Act, the Administrator of the General 
        Services Administration may not reestablish a lease for the 
        building.

SEC. 10. STATE AND LOCAL INDOOR AIR QUALITY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Management and Assessment Strategy Demonstration.--
            (1) In general.--The Governor of a State may apply to the 
        Administrator for a grant to support demonstration of the 
        development and implementation of a management strategy and 
        assessment with respect to indoor air quality within the State.
            (2) Strategies.--Each State indoor air quality management 
        strategy shall--
                    (A) identify a lead agency and provide an 
                institutional framework for protection of indoor air 
                quality;
                    (B) identify and describe existing programs, 
                controls, or related activities concerning indoor air 
                quality within State agencies, including regulations, 
                educational programs, assessment programs, or other 
                activities;
                    (C) identify and describe existing programs, 
                controls, or related activities concerning indoor air 
                quality of local and other sub-State agencies and 
                ensure coordination among local, State, and Federal 
                agencies involved in indoor air quality activities in 
                the State; and
                    (D) ensure the coordination of indoor air quality 
                programs with ambient air quality programs and related 
                activities.
            (3) Assessment programs.--Each State indoor air quality 
        assessment program shall--
                    (A) identify indoor air contaminants of concern 
                and, to the extent practicable, assess the seriousness 
                and the extent of indoor air contamination by 
                contaminants listed in section 7(a);
                    (B) identify the classes or types of buildings or 
                other indoor environments in which indoor air 
                contaminants pose the most serious threat to human 
                health;
                    (C) if applicable, identify geographic areas in the 
                State where there is a reasonable likelihood of indoor 
                air contamination as a result of the presence of 
                contaminants in the ambient air or the existence of 
                sources of a contaminant;
                    (D) identify methods and procedures for indoor air 
                contaminant assessment and monitoring;
                    (E) provide for periodic assessments of indoor air 
                quality and identification of indoor air quality 
                changes and trends; and
                    (F) establish methods to provide information 
                concerning indoor air contamination to the public and 
                to educate the public and interested groups, including 
                building owners and design and engineering 
                professionals, about indoor air contamination.
            (4) State authority.--As part of a management strategy and 
        assessment under this subsection, the applicant may develop 
        contaminant action levels, guidance, or standards and may draw 
        on health advisories developed pursuant to section 7.
            (5) Requirements for states.--Each State that is selected 
        to demonstrate the development of management and assessment 
        strategies shall provide to the Administrator a management 
        strategy and assessment pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) not 
        later than 3 years after the date of selection and shall 
        certify to the Administrator that the strategy and assessment 
        meet the requirements of this Act.
            (6) Public review and comment.--Each State referred to in 
        paragraph (5) shall provide for public review and comment on 
        the management strategy and assessment prior to submission of 
        the strategy and assessment to the Administrator.
    (b) Response Programs.--
            (1) In general.--A Governor of a State or the executive 
        officer of a local air pollution control agency may apply to 
        the Administrator for grant assistance to develop a response 
        program designed to reduce human exposure to an indoor air 
        contaminant or contaminants in the State, a specific class or 
        type of building in that State, or a specific geographic area 
        of that State.
            (2) Requirements for response program.--A response program 
        shall--
                    (A) address a contaminant or contaminants listed 
                pursuant to section 7(a);
                    (B) identify existing data and information 
                concerning the contaminant or contaminants to be 
                addressed, the class or type of building to be 
                addressed, and the specific geographic area to be 
                addressed;
                    (C) describe and schedule the specific actions to 
                be taken to reduce human exposure to the identified 
                contaminant or contaminants, including the adoption and 
                enforcement of any ventilation standards;
                    (D) identify the State or local agency or public 
                organization that will implement the response actions;
                    (E) identify the Federal, State, and local 
                financial resources to be used to implement the 
                response program; and
                    (F) provide for the assessment of the effectiveness 
                of the response program.
            (3) State authority.--As part of a response program 
        pursuant to this subsection, an applicant may develop 
        contaminant action levels, guidance, or standards based on 
        health advisories developed pursuant to section 7.
            (4) Ventilation rates.--As part of a response program 
        established pursuant to this subsection, an applicant may 
        develop a standard establishing 1 or more ventilation rates for 
        a class or classes of buildings. The standard shall include 
        development of the assessment and compliance programs needed to 
        implement the standard.
            (5) Response plans.--As part of a response program 
        established pursuant to this subsection, an applicant may 
        develop a response plan addressing indoor air quality in State 
        and local government buildings. The plan shall, to the fullest 
        extent practicable, be consistent with response plans developed 
        pursuant to section 9.
    (c) Grant Management.--
            (1) Amount.--The amount of each grant made under subsection 
        (a)(1) shall not be less than $75,000 for each fiscal year.
            (2) Selection criteria.--In selecting States for the 
        demonstration and implementation of management strategies and 
        assessments under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall 
        consider--
                    (A) the previous experience of a State in 
                addressing indoor air quality issues;
                    (B) the seriousness of the indoor air quality 
                issues identified by the State; and
                    (C) the potential for demonstration of innovative 
                management or assessment measures that may be of use to 
                other States.
            (3) Focus of resources.--In selecting States for the 
        demonstration of management strategies and assessments under 
        subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall focus resources to 
        ensure that sufficient funds are available to selected States 
        to provide for the development of comprehensive and thorough 
        management strategies and assessments in each selected State 
        and to adequately demonstrate the implementation of the 
        strategies and assessments.
            (4) Amount.--The amount of each grant made under subsection 
        (b)(1) shall not exceed $250,000 for each fiscal year and shall 
        be available to the State for a period of not to exceed 3 
        years.
            (5) Selection criteria.--In selecting response programs 
        developed under subsection (b) for grant assistance, the 
        Administrator shall consider--
                    (A) the potential for the response program to bring 
                about reductions in indoor air contaminant levels;
                    (B) the contaminants to be addressed, giving 
                priority to contaminants for which health advisories 
                have been developed pursuant to section 207;
                    (C) the type of building to be addressed, giving 
                priority to building types in which substantial human 
                exposures to indoor air contaminants occur;
                    (D) the potential for development of innovative 
                response measures or methods that may be of use to 
                other States or local air pollution control agencies; 
                and
                    (E) the State indoor air quality management 
                strategy and assessment, giving priority to States with 
                complete indoor air management strategies and 
                assessments.
            (6) Federal share.--The Federal share of each grant made 
        under subsections (a) and (b) shall not exceed 75 per cent of 
        the costs incurred in the demonstration and implementation of 
        the activities and shall be made on the condition that the non-
        Federal share is provided from non-Federal funds.
            (7) Availability of funds.--Funds awarded as a grant 
        pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) for a fiscal year shall 
        remain available for obligation for the next fiscal year 
        following the fiscal year in which the funds are obligated and 
        for the next following fiscal year.
            (8) Restriction.--No grant shall be made under this section 
        for any fiscal year to a State or local air pollution control 
        agency that in the preceding year received a grant under this 
        section unless the Administrator determines that the agency 
        satisfactorily implemented the grant activities in the 
        preceding fiscal year.
            (9) Information.--States and air pollution control agencies 
        shall provide such information in applications for grant 
        assistance and pertaining to grant funded activities as the 
        Administrator requires.

SEC. 11. OFFICE OF RADIATION AND INDOOR AIR.

    (a) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish an Office of 
Radiation and Indoor Air within the Office of Air and Radiation of the 
Agency.
    (b) Responsibilities.--The Office of Radiation and Indoor Air 
shall--
            (1) list indoor air contaminants and develop health 
        advisories pursuant to section 7;
            (2) develop national indoor air quality response plans as 
        provided for in section 8;
            (3) manage Federal grant assistance provided to air 
        pollution control agencies under section 10;
            (4) ensure the coordination of Federal laws and programs 
        administered by the Agency relating to indoor air quality and 
        reduce duplication or inconsistencies among the programs;
            (5) work with other Federal agencies, including the 
        Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National 
        Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, to ensure the 
        effective coordination of programs related to indoor air 
        quality; and
            (6) work with public interest groups, labor organizations, 
        and the private sector in development of information related to 
        indoor air quality, including the health threats of human 
        exposure to indoor air contaminants, the development of 
        technologies and methods to control the contaminants, and the 
        development of programs to reduce contaminant concentrations.

SEC. 12. COUNCIL ON INDOOR AIR QUALITY.

    (a) Authority.--There is established a Council on Indoor Air 
Quality.
    (b) Responsibilities.--The Council on Indoor Air Quality shall--
            (1) provide for the full and effective coordination of 
        Federal agency activities relating to indoor air quality;
            (2) provide a forum for the resolution of conflicts or 
        inconsistencies in policies or programs related to indoor air 
        quality;
            (3) review and comment on the national indoor air quality 
        response program developed pursuant to section 8 and the 
        Federal building response plans developed pursuant to section 
        9(b); and
            (4) prepare a report to Congress pursuant to subsection 
        (d).
    (c) Organization.--
            (1) In general.--The Council on Indoor Air Quality shall 
        include a senior representative of each Federal agency involved 
        in indoor air quality programs, including--
                    (A) the Agency;
                    (B) the Occupational Safety and Health 
                Administration;
                    (C) the National Institute of Occupational Safety 
                and Health;
                    (D) the Department of Health and Human Services;
                    (E) the Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development;
                    (F) the Department of Energy;
                    (G) the Department of Transportation;
                    (H) the Consumer Product Safety Commission; and
                    (I) the General Services Administration.
            (2) Chairperson.--The representative of the Agency shall 
        serve as the Chairperson of the Council.
            (3) Staff.--The Council shall be served by a staff that 
        shall include an Executive Director and not less than 3 full-
        time equivalent employees who shall be employees of the Agency.

SEC. 13. INDOOR AIR QUALITY INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

    (a) National Indoor Air Quality Clearinghouse.--The Administrator 
shall establish a national indoor air quality clearinghouse to be used 
to disseminate indoor air quality information to other Federal 
agencies, State, and local governments, and private organizations and 
individuals.
    (b) Functions.--The clearinghouse shall be a repository for 
reliable indoor air quality related information to be collected from 
and made available to government agencies and private organizations and 
individuals. At a minimum, the clearinghouse established by this 
section shall make available reports, programs, and materials developed 
pursuant to this Act.
    (c) Hotline.--The clearinghouse shall operate a toll-free hotline 
on indoor air quality that shall be available to provide to the public 
general information about indoor air quality and general guidance 
concerning response to indoor air quality problems.
    (d) Contractual Agreement.--The Administrator may provide for the 
design, development, and implementation of the clearinghouse through a 
contractual agreement.

SEC. 14. BUILDING ASSESSMENT DEMONSTRATION.

    (a) Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of the National Institute for 
        Occupational Safety and Health shall, in consultation with the 
        Administrator, implement a Building Assessment Demonstration 
        Program to support the development of methods, techniques, and 
        protocols for the assessment of indoor air quality in 
        nonresidential, nonindustrial buildings and to provide 
        assistance and guidance to building owners and occupants on 
        measures to improve air quality.
            (2) Onsite assessments.--In implementing this section, the 
        Director shall have the authority to conduct onsite assessments 
        of individual buildings, including Federal, State, and 
        municipal buildings.
            (3) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
        in any way limit or constrain existing authorities under the 
        Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et 
        seq.).
    (b) Assessment Elements.--Assessments of individuals buildings 
conducted pursuant to this section shall, at a minimum, provide--
            (1) an identification of suspected building conditions or 
        contaminants (or both) and the magnitude of the conditions or 
        contaminants;
            (2) an assessment of the probable sources of contaminants 
        in the air in the building;
            (3) a review of the nature and extent of health concerns 
        and symptoms identified by building occupants;
            (4) an assessment of the probable association of indoor air 
        contaminants with the health and related concerns of building 
        occupants, including an assessment of occupational and 
        environmental factors that may relate to the health concerns;
            (5) an identification of appropriate measures to control 
        contaminants in the air in the building, to reduce the 
        concentration levels of contaminants, and to reduce exposure to 
        contaminants; and
            (6) an evaluation of the effectiveness of response measures 
        in the control and reduction of contaminants and contaminant 
        levels, the change in occupant health concerns and symptoms, 
        the approximate costs of the measures, and any additional 
        response measures that may reduce health concerns of occupants.
    (c) Assessment Reports.--
            (1) In general.--The Director shall prepare--
                    (A) a preliminary report of each building 
                assessment that shall document findings concerning 
                assessment elements in paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
                subsection (b); and
                    (B) a final report that shall provide an overall 
                summary of the building assessment, including 
                information on the effectiveness and cost of response 
                measures, and the potential for application of response 
                measures to other buildings.
            (2) Schedule of reports.--Each preliminary assessment 
        report shall be prepared not later than 180 days after the 
        selection of a building for assessment. A final assessment 
        report shall be prepared not later than 180 days after 
        completion of a preliminary report.
            (3) Availability of reports.--Preliminary and final reports 
        shall be made available to building owners, occupants, and the 
        authorized representatives of occupants.
    (d) Building Assessment Proposal.--
            (1) In general.--The Director shall consider individual 
        buildings for assessment under this section in response to a 
        proposal identifying a building and the building owner and 
        providing preliminary, background information about the nature 
        of the indoor air contamination, previous response to air 
        contamination problems, and the characteristics, occupancy, and 
        uses of the building.
            (2) Building assessment proposals.--A Building assessment 
        proposal may be submitted by a building owner or occupants or 
        the authorized representatives of building occupants, including 
        the authorized representatives of employees working in a 
        building.
    (e) Building Assessment Selection.--
            (1) In general.--In selecting buildings to be assessed 
        under this section, the Director shall consider--
                    (A) the seriousness and extent of apparent indoor 
                air contamination and human health effects of the 
                contamination;
                    (B) the proposal for a building assessment 
                submitted pursuant to subsection (d);
                    (C) the views and comments of the building owners;
                    (D) the potential for the building assessment to 
                expand knowledge of building assessment methods, 
                including identification of contaminants and other 
                relevant building conditions, assessment of sources, 
                and development of response measures; and
                    (E) the listing of a building pursuant to section 
                9(b)(3)(C).
            (2) Preliminary response.--The Director shall provide a 
        preliminary response and review of building assessment 
        proposals to applicants and the applicable building owner not 
        later than 60 days after receipt of a proposal and, to the 
        extent practicable, shall provide a final decision concerning 
        selection of a proposal not later than 120 days after the 
        submittal of the proposal.
    (f) Building Assessment Support.--
            (1) In general.--The Director may enter into agreements 
        with private individuals, firms, State and local governments, 
        or academic institutions for services and related assistance in 
        conduct of assessments under this section.
            (2) Other federal agencies.--The Director may enter into 
        agreements with any other Federal agency for the assignment of 
        Federal employees to a specific building assessment project for 
        a period of not to exceed 180 days.
    (g) Summary Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Director shall provide, on an annual 
        basis, a report on the implementation of this section to the 
        Administrator and to the Council on Indoor Air Quality 
        established pursuant to section 12.
            (2) General reports.--The Director shall, from time to time 
        and in consultation with the Administrator, publish general 
        reports containing materials, information, and general 
        conclusions concerning assessments conducted pursuant to this 
        section. The reports may address concerns related to the 
        remediation of indoor air contamination problems, the 
        assessment of health related concerns and the prevention of the 
        problems through improved design, materials, product 
        specifications, and management practices.
            (3) Availability of reports.--The reports prepared pursuant 
        to this subsection and subsection (c) shall be provided to the 
        indoor air quality information clearinghouse provided for in 
        section 13 and, to the extent practicable, the reports shall be 
        made available to architectural, design, and engineering firms 
        and to organizations representing the firms.

SEC. 15. STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITY.

    (a) General Authority.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed, 
interpreted, or applied to preempt, displace, or supplant any other 
State or Federal law, whether statutory or common law, or any local 
ordinance.
    (b) Occupational Safety and Health.--In exercising any authority 
under this title, the Administrator shall not, for purposes of section 
4(b)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 
653(b)(1)), be considered to be exercising statutory authority to 
prescribe or enforce standards or regulations affecting occupational 
safety and health.

SEC. 16. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Sections 5 Through 7.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1994 through 1998. Of such sums as 
are appropriated pursuant to this subsection, for each of fiscal years 
1994 through 1998, \1/5\ shall be reserved for the implementation of 
section 7, \1/4\ shall be reserved for the implementation of section 
5(c), and $1,000,000 shall be reserved for the implementation of 
section 6(c).
    (b) Sections 8, 9, 11, and 13.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $10,000,000 for each for fiscal years 1994 through 1998, 
to carry out sections 8, 9, 11, and 13. Of such sums as are 
appropriated pursuant to this subsection, \1/5\ shall be reserved for 
implementation of section 9 and \1/5\ shall be reserved for 
implementation of section 13.
    (c) Section 10.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1994 through 1998, to carry out 
section 10. Of such sums that are appropriated pursuant to this 
section, \1/3\ shall be reserved for the purpose of carrying out 
section 10(b).
    (d) Section 12.--There are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 
for each of fiscal years 1994 through 1998, to carry out section 12.
    (e) Section 14.--There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 1994 through 1998 to carry out section 14.

            Passed the Senate October 29 (legislative day, October 13), 
      1993.

            Attest:






                                                             Secretary.

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